Fragrances that are you personified

If you had to think and say what perfumes were really about you. The ones you really, really identify with as your own. Ones that others might say were your signatures. The ones that speak to you.

I do not mean any that you try, even if you really love them. I mean the ones you would grab with no hesitation and your friends would know it had been you in the room after you'd gone. The ones you would have a real need to go and get more if you ran out, or maybe you already back up madly with them so that you never run out for the foreseeable future.

Your real personal wearers if all other perfumes weren't there as a distraction. Your own real identity in smell form.

What might they be?

Mine would be these
Armani by Armani
Ivoire by Balmain
Coco Chanel
Yendi by Capucci

and more recently but less so than those above
Diorling by Dior (reformulated and vintage)

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Probably Gengis Khan.

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This one used to personified me... Fahrenheit "1988-2000 vintage " hard to come by although newer formulations still have the skeletal structure just not made of stone or concrete but Sheetrock now a days like everything else ....

hence, Aventus , MI and even GV are vying for that spot

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Originally Posted by mumsy

...I mean the ones you would grab with no hesitation and your friends would know it had been you in the room after you'd gone. The ones you would have a real need to go and get more if you ran out, or maybe you already back up madly with them so that you never run out for the foreseeable future.

I've had lots of signature scents over the years, but the ones I most identify with, and those that others seem to most identify with me, are -

Coco edp, always first and foremost
Guerlain Chamade, the first real perfume I ever had, which I received at the tender age of three.
Dior Dune
Guerlain L'InstantK de Krizia
the original Calvin Klein for womenGucci No3

I usually consider myself a floral-chypre type o' lady, but I guess I don't have a specific scent profile - my signatures are all over the place!

It's not one of my signatures, but I like Yendi too, mumsy. You're the only other person around here I ever see mentioning it ...with the possible exception of Auntie knit, now that I think of it, but I'm convinced it was the olfactory inspiration for one of my childhood favorites, Fabergé Babe, which I still love. Are you familiar with it? Unfortunately, it's not any easier to find than Yendi is these days ...sigh.

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Dior Poison is me personified. I could live on Poison alone if I had too, I just love perfumes too much to stay faithful to my favorite.

Runners up would be:

Opium
Chanel No 5 & 19
Lolita Lempicka
Shalimar
Red Door

Angel has been recently added to my all time favorites list; I was never a huge fan and had never really given it a proper chance wearing it, had only smelled it on paper, until my Husband came home saying he had found me a new perfume that was so me while he had taken the kids to the mall for the day, and I would love it, and it was Angel, I groaned a little bit inwards but since he had been so sweet to purchase me a new perfume as a gift I put it on, I am in complete love with it now and wonder how I went without it for so long.

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The only one that fits this for me is Chanel Bois des Iles. It is me to a tee - and yes, I wear it in tee shirts also. It is warm and comfortable, formal enough, yet can go casual as I tend to be that. It is masculine woods, but with a feminine twist. I go to it when I need confidence and comfort, and I wear it when I forget why I wear perfume, because it reminds me, every time. It fits.....

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Probably Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme, it's the epitome of an early seventies cologne and it fits me to a T, but there are a few others I'm known for.
Habit Rouge.
Paco Rabanne.
Fahrenheit. ( Original tri-colored box)
Santos de Cartier concentree.
Polo Green.
And as of tomorow, Fahrenheit Absolute and Fahrenheit summer.

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Originally Posted by Evangeline

It's not one of my signatures, but I like Yendi too, mumsy. You're the only other person around here I ever see mentioning it ...with the possible exception of Auntie knit, now that I think of it, but I'm convinced it was the olfactory inspiration for one of my childhood favorites, Fabergé Babe, which I still love. Are you familiar with it? Unfortunately, it's not any easier to find than Yendi is these days ...sigh.

I may have some Babe somewhere… a tidy up is due. The other Faberge that was lovely was Fleurs du Monde with the orange lid. I have some edp Yendi which is pale green but it's worth looking for the perfume which is more yellow. And yes, it's really hard to find and I've bought much of what was around until I had a small backup stash to last for a while. I only wear it for very special occasions and just to sniff now and again.

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Anymore, Coromandel.
Lately, Ambre Extreme, too.
I used to wear many Chypres, but I got disappointed by reformulation.
People always associate me with patchouli and animalic musks, in general. I think it is the woodiness and the more challenging aspect of non-mainstream fragrance they are picking up on.

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Mumsy, darling, the one which seems to have chosen me, which is me personified, is Santa Maria Novella Pot Pourri. A friend unwittingly captured this sentiment recently. She said "Oh! I know why you like this. It's because this is what your house smells like" . Enough said.......

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What's really funny about this question is that out of all the zillions of fragrances we can all wear. This is kind of nosy personal and it gives a real smelly insight into each of us here. Weird and quite wonderful. We can have a scent line up of BNers. Lol.

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Originally Posted by Jack Hunter

Murdock Black Tea.

Jack - thanks to your reviews, I was always intrigued and *finally* last week a friendly BN'er sent me a nice size decant of Black Tea, and I have to say it's beautiful. Very soft and low key (so British!) but it's rendered beautifully. It's one of those impossible-to-get-in-the-US unicorn things, so I'm glad I was able to get this decant and will enjoy it sparingly. ;-) I'll be sure to keep it on my to-buy list when I next visit UK, likely the only way to bring back home a full bottle or two.

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I'm glad you like it remik, it was love at first smell for me. Out of all the fragrances I have this one has a special place in my collection as something that resonates on a emotional level. Like when you are taken with a stunning piece of art.

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I have been judged by people for my whole life. The two i think really represent me are tom ford black orchird and tobacco vanille. both loud and harsh opening says lot of myself : cold face, oh well he looks like hating this world and everybody. but if u can pass that opening dry down will be heaven. i think i am kinda weak and warm hearted. It is just the way i look that made people think i am cold

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I must be a Dior boy because the ones that come to mind are:

Dior Fahrenheit. Vintage formulations; I was wearing this around 1993–1997, and ladies swooned, even knowing full well I preferred boys.Dior Homme. Possibly my steadiest go-to these days; modern but refined, masculine but no need to over-perform its masculinity, like me.Dior Vetiver. I'm a sucker for vetiver. It works on my skin, it suits my penchant for woodsy-natural smells. I have a bunch of 'em, but this one has climbed to the top in a short time.Dior Eau Sauvage. The "classic" vibe of this is also timeless and still current. I wear this and feel like I'm never going wrong.

That's not to say the above are my top favorites (that list would involve Amouage for sure), but these Diors really seem like me.

Redneck Perfumisto, I like your "categories". Long ago a boyfriend and I, we did no.2 when going to France, we ended up in amazing places. One time we had a run-down palace (the Youth Hostel) in the countryside just for ourselves. But that was before I got into perfumes (I only had Chèfreveuille). Now I would wear Paloma Picasso on a motorcycle tour.

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Heritage by Guerlain - My default mode - complex, rich and light
Habit Rouge EDP - When i'm feeling a bit mellow
Interlude - In times of turbulence
Egoiste - When i am feeling dapper
MFK Oud - In very deep thought
Muscs Khoublai Khan - When im in a sexy mode
Mouchoir de Monsieur - When i feel like i belong to the 1800s, belle epoque.
Spirituse Double Vanille - When i'm feeling arty and sensual at the same time

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The traditional me: Straight to Heaven
The adman me: Encre Noire
The college classroom me: MI
The "40 degrees below freezing winter" me: Back to Black
The "spring has sprung" me: Terre d'Hermes parfum
The "turn up the air conditioning!" me: L'Humaniste or Flower of Immortality
The "leaves are changing color" me: PdN New York

Top 5 for Winter:
1) Musk Oud - By Kilian2) Straight to Heaven - By Kilian
3) Back to Black - By Kilian
4) Encre Noire - Lalique
5) M7 (vintage or Oud Absolu) - YSLMy mission statement: "I am not afraid to keep on living - I am not afraid to walk this world alone."